Re: ozone-generators (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:53:12 -0600
From: Gomez Addams <gomez@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: ozone-generators (fwd)

On Apr 13, 2004, at 2:54 PM, High Voltage list wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:34:57 -0600
> From: Dr. Resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: ozone-generators (fwd)
>
>
> An old/used power supply from an electrostatic copy machine works
> great as
> an ion generator.  Most have the desireable neg. HV output and operate
> off
> 120 VAC.  They usually produce 5 kV DC.  All you need to do is attach
> the
> output to an insulated group of small needles --- usually 10 spaced
> out at
> 1/4 inch spacing.  A small 10 cfm fan blows through the needles and
> circulates the negative ions in the room.  A window screen on the
> inlet near
> the fan and the same type of screen (plastic is best) on the outlet
> side.
>
> Many times if you can track down a large copier repair shop they would
> give
> you one for free.

  While ozone may be made up of ions, negative ion generators are not
the same as
"ozone generators".  Typically when people talk about ozone generators,
they
aren't talking about freshening the air in their home.  I think we need
more
information...

Peter, what is your application?

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>> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 20:38:42 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: Peter Lawrence <Peter.Lawrence@xxxxxxx>
>> To: hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: ozone-generators
>>
>>
>> Does anyone know how ozone generators are designed/built. I'ld like
>> to DIY
>> since I've got several NSTs for building Tesla Coils, but I'm
>> wondering
>> how the commercially available units avoid generating nitric oxides
>> (like
>> Tesla Coils do).
>>
>> Searching the web leads me to believe they typically use a high
>> frequency
>> inverter for HV, but its not clear whether this is just a low-cost way
>> of generating HV at very low current, or if high frequency is a part
>> of
> the
>> way to avoid generating the nitric-oxides.